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Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 143 - 141 Giant Spirit
The Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow was a kind of Spiritual Bird with splendid feathers, remarkably beautiful. Although its combat strength was not particularly strong, its flying speed was decent, and its long tail feathers sweeping through the void gave an extraordinary sense of beauty.
However, the Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow was not large, its wingspan only about three meters wide. Previously, it wasn’t an issue when only Wen Qing’er rode it, but now with the addition of Qin Feng, it became somewhat crowded.
Qin Feng sat behind Wen Qing’er, and between breaths, he could clearly smell the body fragrance emanating from the young girl.
Because of the limited space on the back of the Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow, he couldn’t sit cross-legged and had to ride like Wen Qing’er. Despite shifting his body as far back as possible, he inevitably touched the girl, which made him feel somewhat embarrassed.
Fortunately, he harbored no ill intentions. Given his moral standards, he wouldn’t conceive any corrupt thoughts toward a girl who appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Moreover, the girl was petite and unremarkable in both body and face, not yet fully developed, giving the first impression of pure innocence, which easily evoked a desire to protect her rather than any other thoughts.
Of course, Qin Feng was not a saint without desires. If it were a voluptuous mature woman sitting with him in such close quarters, he couldn’t guarantee his mind would remain untroubled.
Thinking of this, for some reason, he suddenly envisioned Peak Master Liu Xuanling of his own sect. With Liu Xuanling’s figure, where she was curvy to the point you couldn’t see her feet when looking down...
Cough!
Qin Feng quickly suppressed the wild thoughts in his mind.
It was better not to think about such things. Otherwise, he might slip up in front of Peak Master Liu someday, and he would definitely be at a disadvantage.
The two rode the Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow heading west.
Through the Jade Talisman, they could sense that Qin Xi and An Ruhui had already met up, which greatly relieved Qin Feng.
With An Ruhui’s strength, as long as she wasn’t besieged by multiple attackers, she could definitely protect Qin Xi.
At this moment, their qi was slowly moving but did not fly directly towards them; instead, it veered slightly northward.
Qin Feng surveyed the surrounding terrain and checked the previously reviewed map of the Secret Realm, quickly deducing that they had gone to explore the nearest place known to have fostered Natural Creatures.
He spoke to Wen Qing’er, and soon, the Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow changed direction, flying towards that location.
The Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow sped across the sky, flying thousands of miles until they approached the area where Qin Xi and An Ruhui were located by evening.
Along the way, they faced numerous attacks and saw several cultivators fighting desperately over treasures, even witnessing rare Spiritual Medicine growing in lands rich with Spiritual Energy.
Many cultivators formed temporary alliances to break through certain Prohibitions and tackle powerful Demon Beasts. There were also disciples from the same Sect cooperating to slay solitary cultivators.
Qin Feng noticed that it was common for disciples from various Sects to collaborate, but it was rare to see Beast Taming Sect disciples do the same.
It wasn’t because Beast Taming Sect disciples lacked unity, but often they could handle difficulties on their own.
Disciples from the Beast Taming Sect who came to the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm were considered elite in their Sect, each having subjugated more than one or two Spiritual Beasts. Whether flying Spiritual Birds, fierce beasts proficient in terrestrial combat, or Water Demons adept in water, they nearly had them all, making them self-sufficient teams capable of acquiring numerous treasures without needing to form groups.
Along the way, they were approached for help and attacked by rival Sects. The two did not linger at all and even ignored rare Spiritual Medicine growing in the land of the Spiritual Vein, simply flying away.
After all, formidable Demon Beasts likely guarded those Spiritual Medicines, or they might have been targeted by other cultivators. If they tried to seize them, it would not only waste time but also might not be successful.
Besides, their main purpose in entering was to find Lifebound instances for both Qin Xi and Wen Qing’er, so it wasn’t appropriate to be distracted by other matters. If they were tempted by treasures, they wouldn’t have much time to search for Lifebound instances.
As darkness neared, they finally met up with Qin Xi and An Ruhui.
It was clear that the two hadn’t encountered any danger; their Magic Robes were clean and tidy, without a hint of disarray.
They, too, didn’t participate in the treasure-hunting but focused all their attention on finding Natural Creatures, not being overly enticed by some treasures, avoiding battles with the beasts guarding them.
"Sister..."
Wen Qing’er, seeing them from afar, immediately cheered and, without waiting for the Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow to land, jumped down and darted towards them like a joyful little rabbit. She then chattered on about her encounter with danger and how Qin Feng had saved her.
She focused particularly on her clever maneuvers, clearly quite pleased with herself for her earlier use of the Talisman to injure the Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivators from Taiyi Mountain.
Listening to her account, An Ruhui knew the young girl was boasting about her merits and couldn’t help but chuckle softly, stroking her head before turning to Qin Feng and saying, "We owe much to Junior Brother Qin’s timely intervention, or Junior Sister Wen might have been in danger."
"It’s all part of being Sect members, sister. There’s no need to be so formal,"
Qin Feng said, "Sister, have you found anything here?"
"No,"
An Ruhui shook her head, "Natural creatures are hard to birth, any slight mishap may cause premature death, or they may be devoured by Demon Beasts, or their evolution interrupted by other accidents, ultimately only transforming into various Spiritual Objects.
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The Heavenly Pool Secret Realm is perpetually in a closed state for this very reason, allowing one or two natural creatures to be born every few years. If it was in the outside world, such a Spiritual Land would have long been occupied by Cultivators, and it would be impossible for so many natural creatures to be born."
"Given that, let’s head to the next location,"
Qin Feng glanced at the sky. Although night had fallen, this Secret Realm still lies within the void of the Main World, so the light of the sun, moon, and stars from the outside world still sprinkled into the Grotto Heaven, preventing the place from becoming pitch dark at night.
"I was thinking the same,"
An Ruhui nodded, "However, travelling at night is riskier. Not only do many Demon Beasts like to hunt in the darkness, but some ill-intentioned Cultivators may also take advantage of the night to launch surprise attacks. Everyone, stay vigilant and beware of hidden threats."
Everyone hastily nodded, signaling that they would all be careful.
Even though they could extend their Divine Sense, they couldn’t do so continuously.
They were just several low-level Small Cultivators after all, with limited Divine Sense power and without the tempering of Heavenly Tribulations. The Divine Sense was Yin-natured and consumed a lot when projected outside the body, and recovering it was not as simple as restoring True Yuan.
For Cultivators, running out of True Yuan was no big deal, just absorbing enough Spiritual Energy would restore it back to normal, but recovering Divine Sense required special Techniques to nourish properly.
With their current strength, they were incapable of nourishing Divine Sense with Spiritual Energy or of transforming True Yuan into Divine Sense power, that was something only Cultivators above the Purple Mansion Realm could accomplish.
The group set off once more. This time, Qin Feng was too embarrassed to squeeze with Junior Sister Wen Qing’er and instead directly jumped onto Qin Xi’s Spiritual Vulture, sharing the ride with his cousin.
The Spiritual Vulture, not only fierce in temperament but also stronger in combat power than the Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow and much larger in size, gave plenty of space for two people sitting cross-legged on its back.
An Ruhui led the way on her Riding Tool, "There is a mountain peak about eight hundred li to the west from here, named Moyun Ridge, the tallest peak within the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm, shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, where a Cloud Elf once appeared. Let’s head there first."
"Alright,"
None of the others had any objections.
An Ruhui had entered this time under the orders of the Creation Peak Master, to assist two fellow Sect Junior Sisters in finding their Lifebound, thus Qin Xi and the others principally followed her lead.
Qin Feng, coming along to help, naturally couldn’t disrupt the order, so they all followed An Ruhui’s commands and flew towards Moyun Ridge together.
"Roar…"
From afar, the forests carried the eerie howls of various Demon Beasts and some spine-chilling sounds, their sources unknown.
An Ruhui led them to conscientiously avoid several places where they sensed powerful auras, trying to avoid combat as much as possible.
However, even if they didn’t want any unnecessary trouble, some dangers were inevitably forced upon them, leaving no room to escape.
For instance, right now, several boulder-sized stones were hurled from the ground like shooting stars targeting An Ruhui at the forefront.
Qin Feng, quick-eyed, followed the trajectory of the stones and saw two tall, burly figures.
His eyes narrowed, such uncommonly large figures were easy to recognize—these were Giant Spirit Sect’s Disciples!
Only the Cultivators from the Giant Spirit Sect would possess such enormous physiques and brute strength, using such methods to attack enemies.
Ahead, An Ruhui let out a shout and waved her hand, conjuring several whirlwinds out of thin air that gently wrapped around the stones, spinning lightly to change the direction of their flight, then spinning the huge boulders back towards the two tall figures on the ground.
Boom, boom, boom!
The two Cultivators from the Giant Spirit Sect raised their hands, and a few punches shattered the stones.
Then, one of them pulled a Mountain-Opening Giant Axe from behind their back, and the other unhooked a pair of Heavy Hammers from his waist, stomping on the ground with a boom that created shallow pits over a foot deep, their figures soaring up like giant apes, their heavy weapons raised high as they charged toward them.
An Ruhui slightly furrowed her brows; she was reluctant to engage with these barbarians.
Indeed, in her eyes, Cultivators from the Giant Spirit Sect were barbarians: brutish and overbearing, relying on brute strength to bully others, vastly different from common Cultivators.
Moreover, what Cultivators from the Giant Spirit Sect excelled at most was using their physical advantages for close combat.
Once they managed to get close, it was easy to get caught up in their rhythm of combat, aside from those exceptionally skilled in hand-to-hand combat, very few people could handle them at close range.